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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
[[File:Bust of Julius Caesar from History of the World (1902).png|thumb|upright|An engraving of the 1st century bust of [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] from the Farnese collection, on display at the [[w:National Archaeological Museum, Naples|National Archaeological Museum]] in Naples, Italy.<ref>From ''The History of the World; a Survey of a Man’s Record'', edited by Hans F. Helmolt (1902–1907).</ref> In his ''[[w:Commentarii de Bello Gallico|Commentarii de Bello Gallico]]'' (58–49 BCE), Caesar used illeism to give an air of impartiality to the account, including justifications of his own actions.]]
[[File:Bust of Julius Caesar from History of the World (1902).png|thumb|upright|An engraving of the 1st century bust of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar] from the Farnese collection, on display at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archaeological_Museum,_Naples National Archaeological Museum] in Naples, Italy.<ref>From ''The History of the World; a Survey of a Man’s Record'', edited by Hans F. Helmolt (1902–1907).</ref> In his ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii_de_Bello_Gallico Commentarii de Bello Gallico]'' (58–49 BCE), Caesar used illeism to give an air of impartiality to the account, including justifications of his own actions.]]


From Latin ''ille'' (“that man; he”) + ''-ism'', modelled on [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism]].
From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ille ille]'' (“that man; he”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]'', modelled on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism].


===Pronunciation===
===Katakana transliteration===
* /ˈɪliːɪzəm/ (RP)
* イリーイズム (irīizumu)
* /ˈɪliɪzəm/ (GA)


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person.
# The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person.
# Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person.
# Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person.
#* Lewis Walker (2002): “Illeism with a difference” occurs when a character refers to himself by name rather than a pronoun.
#* S. Viswanathan (2005): The device of illeism appears in Elizabethan drama and earlier traditions.
#* Anu Garg (2007): Illeism is especially common among professional athletes.
#* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism.
#* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism.


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* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nosism nosism]]
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nosism nosism]]
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuism tuism]]
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuism tuism]]
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====Example video====
{{#ev:youtube|fguslMCbnGc|600|center|Illeism Meaning - Illeism Examples - Illeism Defined - Rhetoric - Illeism by iswearenglish}}
===="Illeism" shown on TV====
{{#ev:youtube|zJgOKjq1zfM|600|center|Jimmy’s illeism causes a misunderstanding (Seinfeld Season 6, Episode 19 – “The Jimmy”)}}
===Other Dictionary Entries===
* [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illeism Merriam Webster's Entry for "Illeism"]
* [https://en.thefreedictionary.com/illeism TheFreeDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"]
* [https://www.yourdictionary.com/illeism YourDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illeism Wiktionary's Entry for "Illeism"]
* [https://grokipedia.com/page/Illeism Grokipedia's Entry for "Illeism"]


===References===
===References===


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* [https://www.song-bar.com/lyric-word-of-the-week/word-of-the-week-illeism-kanye-west-donald-trump-pele-salvador-dali "Word of the week: Illeism" Article by SongBar]
* [https://www.worldwidewords.org/ww-ill.html WorldWideWorlds Article on "Illeism"]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism on Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism on Wikipedia]
 
* [https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-events/all-news/faculty-news/illeism--the-ancient-trick-to-help-you-think-more-wisely.html "Illeism: The ancient trick to help you think more wisely" by David Robson, BBC News]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/h7hvj6/the_practice_of_illeism_talking_or_thinking_to/?rdt=42260 "Illeism" on r/Philosophy]
* [https://www.thoughtco.com/illeism-self-talk-term-1691145 ThoughtCo's Article about "Illeism"]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:English_terms_suffixed_with_-ism English terms suffixed with -ism]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:English_terms_suffixed_with_-ism English terms suffixed with -ism]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People People]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People People]
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